Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes atrata (Engl.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum |
Synonyms | Saxifraga atrata Engl. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, 12-25mm, glabrous, crenate-serrate, ciliate, inflorescence cylindrical, 7-25-flowered, sepals reflexed, ovate, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-4mm long |
Size | 7-23cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China North-Central , Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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